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Winona Laura Horowitz (born October 29, 1971), known professionally as Winona Ryder, is an American actress. She is the recipient of several awards, including a Golden Globe Award, and has been nominated for two Academy Awards. She is known for taking on quirky roles in her earlier films, later playing more prominent roles in the 1990s. After Ryder's film debut in Lucas (1986), she gained attention with her performance in Tim Burton's Beetlejuice (1988). She further rose to prominence with major roles in Heathers (1989), Mermaids (1990), Edward Scissorhands (1990), and Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992). She garnered critical acclaim and two consecutive Academy Award nominations for her portrayals of socialite May Welland in Martin Scorsese's The Age of Innocence (1993) and Jo March in the fifth film adaptation of Little Women (1994). Her other films during this period were Reality Bites (1994), How to Make an American Quilt (1995), The Crucible (1996), Alien Resurrection (1997), Celebrity (1998), and Girl, Interrupted (1999), which she also executive-produced. In 2002, Ryder starred in the critically panned box office hit Mr. Deeds, after which her career declined and she took a break from films. In 2009, she returned in the high-profile film Star Trek. In 2010, she was nominated for two Screen Actors Guild Awards: as the lead actress in the television film When Love Is Not Enough: The Lois Wilson Story and as part of the cast of Black Swan. She also reunited with Burton for Frankenweenie (2012). She has starred as Joyce Byers in the Netflix science fiction horror series Stranger Things (2016–2025), for which she has received Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild nominations; and in 2020, she starred in the HBO drama miniseries The Plot Against America. Her relationship with Johnny Depp in the early 1990s and a 2001 arrest for shoplifting were both subjects of tabloid journalism. She has been open about her personal struggles with anxiety and depression. In 2000, Ryder received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Winona Ryder
Mrs. Flemming
for Mrs. Flemming in Heathers (musical movie)
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"Heathers" revolves around the tumultuous high school life of Veronica Sawyer, played by Winona Ryder. Veronica is initially part of the popular clique led by three girls, all named Heather. Tired of the Heathers' oppressive behaviour, Veronica befriends a rebellious new student, Jason "J.D." Dean, played by Christian Slater. As their relationship deepens, they embark on a spree of violence, accidentally causing the death of Heather Chandler. They stage it as a suicide, but as J.D.'s destructive tendencies escalate, Veronica realizes the extent of his madness. The plot explores themes of teenage angst, social hierarchy, and the consequences of unchecked power, culminating in a plan by J.D. to blow up the school and frame it as a mass suicide, which Veronica attempts to thwart. The film is a dark comedy that satirizes high school dynamics and societal pressures.
